troublesome; annoying; complicated
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
that country; (arch.) nirvana
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
tedious; boring; being fed up with
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
section manager; section chief
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
outsider; someone outside of a group
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
study group; study meeting
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
current administration; present government
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to